title: Haim Munk syndrome: report of two siblings of northern India treated with acitretin.
abstract: Haim Munk Syndrome (HMS) is the allelic mutation of exon 6 codon in cathepsin C gene. Here, we present two cases of same family with HMS having all the cardinal features of HMS which includes palmo plantar keratoderma and periodontitis along with arachnodactyly, acroosteolysis, onychogryphosis, and marked osteopenia on hand wrist radiographs. Both the siblings were treated with cotrimoxazole, acetretin and topical keratolytics and followed up over a period of one year, showed remarkable improvement in palmo plantar keratoderma and periodontitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, India. sasan_ravi@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Raviprakash Sasankoti
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Sankalp
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D017255:Acitretin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020789:Cathepsin C / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D010214:Papillon-Lefevre Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000208:ethnology; D017354:Point Mutation; D035781:Siblings / Q000208:ethnology; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: C533918:CTSC protein, human; D020789:Cathepsin C; D017255:Acitretin